Originally Posted by skatemom

Hi there - I am so happy I found this forum!

My story: On February 10th, I fell skating with my kids. Landed on my butt first, then my head whipped back and hit the ice. While my kids were all in helmets, I was not. We did not think it was a big deal at the time, I got a bump on my head right after, I was a little dazed. We even took the kids to Tim Horton's right after (that is for the Canadians in the forum!)

The next morning, I woke up with a horrible headache. Went to the family dr and she diagnosed a mild concussion. 3 months later, I still have all my symptoms and have now been officially diagnosed with PCS: constant strong headache with sharp shooting pains if I "think", cannot process any complex thought, can't handle 'white-noise' - ie, restaurants or places with background music. I am still off work with not much hope of going back anytime soon.


I have 3 young children - 8,6 and 4. I am looking for tips on how to manage life like this as well as any tips on how you fill your days..I try to do nothing as much as possible, but then end up reading and tv, but am worried that they are aggravating it. I find I can't tell when is too much. I am getting cranial-sacral therapy and Bowen therapy. I am taking magnesium, arnica and Fish Oil. I just started Elavil (which I discovered through this forum!)

Looking forward to meeting everyone on the forum.